ABC.comAngela Patrick is this week's "hero" on ABC's new daily talk show, "The Revolution."

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Year after year, Macomb resident Angela Patrick says she was living for everybody but herself. And on Friday, national television will show the results of her five-month journey of self-improvement.

"You can do so much for other people, and you give, and I
gave so lovingly, and I enjoyed every second of it, but I just forgot," Patrick says.

On this week's daily episodes of the new ABC self-help talk show, "The Revolution," Patrick is showing America the results of her five-month holistic transformation, achieved with the help of an all-star team of therapists and trainers. The experts include some familiar faces: Home designer Ty Pennington, "Make it work" style guru Tim Gunn and celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak.

With the help of relationship therapist Dr. Tiffanie Davis Henry and Dr. Jennifer Ashton, a women's health expert, "The Revolution" won't just help Patrick lose the 45 pounds she's gained since being a young mother. She says she now realizes that she has to take care of herself.

"As much as I love my children, this particular journey, I
had to own it for myself," says Patrick. "That was probably the scariest thing. What it was
going to take to get through this five-month journey couldn't be about the
girls."

That was a difficult lesson to learn after motherhood instilled the virtues and practice of self-sacrifice. After her marriage of eight years fell apart, Patrick took her two daughters and left for her sister's house. She worked while pursuing a bachelor's degree, and made a career as an IT project manager. Patrick sent both her daughters to college. She volunteered in Utica Community Schools, where her daughters were educated, and Detroit Public Schools, as a motivational speaker and advocate to other young women.

She had succeeded. But she says she was ignoring the bigger picture.

"Without
taking care of me, it all suffers. That's what really changed for me," Patrick reflects. "I'm
really stepping out what I normally do."

She was encouraged to sign up for "The Revolution" by her two daughters. "My
story, even though I speak to kids, I'll talk about it there, but that's pretty much it," says Patrick. "A
lot of people in my life don't know about the past; they just see me where I
am now."

Patrick, a private person, wasn't sure she wanted to open up on camera. But she says her daughters told her, "Mommy, do you realize how many peoples lives you could change just by
telling your story?"

And thus began a five-month journey where Patrick says she was forced to reassess the way she ate, the way she exercised, how she shopped and dated and thought about herself -- a holistic approach to self-improvement not always seen on other weight-loss reality shows.

She holds a soft spot in her heart for Project Runway's Tim Gunn, who worked with Patrick on dressing for her body. "We're fashion people and we
always loved Project Runway, so Tim Gunn was a bonus for us, because he's one
of our faves," she remembers. Check out this video where Gunn helps Angela dress to look younger.

Therapist Dr. Tiffanie Davis Henry also earned Patrick's respect for forcing her to reassess her life. "I loved how she was so real with me. People won't really
challenge you on things. She really called me out
on that."